Maaloula

The US is pushing Russia into approving a UN resolution that would allow for military intervention in Syria, in exchange for American support of Syria’s accession to OPCW, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.

The Syrian army is battling rebel fighters to regain control of Maaloula near Damascus, a week after opposition soldiers took the town. The rebels found shelter in numerous caves, which makes them virtually ‘invincible,’ RT’s crew reports from the scene.